"What good advice does Brother Li have?" Chen Dachun asked hurriedly.

Li Mingxun said: "The first strategy is to learn from the ancestors, clear the emperor's side, and to calm the national crisis! This time the emperor wants to seize power, it must be someone who makes a big fuss afterwards. Either Zheng Zhilong or those party-fighting officials who don't know how to live or die. If these people are not eliminated, the Ming Dynasty will be over sooner or later. So, they will go north to Fujian with the community to kill these people, welcome Emperor Longwu to Guangdong and Guangxi, and exchange Fujian for time!"

Chen Dachun's face changed drastically: "This... must not be done. How can you survive in this situation?"

"Intra-fighting, is it only allowed for the emperor to harm loyal ministers, and only for the Zheng family to be tyrannical and improper? As long as we win, it will not be considered internal strife. As long as the action is fast and decisive, the Qing Dynasty cannot react. In fact, I think this is a good opportunity. At least people in Fujian will never expect that Guangdong and Guangxi will clear the emperor!" Li Mingxun persuaded seriously.

"No, no, that's the following people who are in the right way, and it will inevitably cause chaos. Even if my father is willing to do it, this matter is not as simple as you said. If the emperor dies, what if the Zheng family holds the king? It's inappropriate, it's extremely inappropriate!" Chen Dachun shook his head, making Li Mingxun sigh helplessly.

"The second strategy is simpler. Although Emperor Longwu is considered a wise ruler, he was finally overshadowed by those idiots. This seizure of power, whether it is his original intention or being coerced by officials, is already hopeless. Never ruin the last hope of the Ming Dynasty for him! Whether it is supporting the Lu State or supporting the Yongming King, you can create another new territory. As long as the old man takes charge of Guangdong and Guangxi, he will continue to train the new army..." Li Mingxun explained seriously, but was interrupted by Chen Dachun.

"Don't say it, don't say it anymore!" Chen Dachun stood up and interrupted Li Mingxun's words. He shouted: "How come you have all come up with such a ruthless idea! My Shen family has been favored by the emperor, and my loyal ministers for several generations, how can I do such a betrayal!"

Li Mingxun's fist clenched, and after all, he didn't hit Shen Dachun's pedantic face. He cursed: "Put your extremely pedantic argument, the Ming Dynasty is about to perish. If your father still cherishes his reputation, he will be the sinner of the nation. This is the only chance. If you can't catch it, the situation in Da6 will be completely collapsed!

You idiot, Emperor Longwu dares to take away your father's power, why don't you dare to take away Zheng Zhilong's power! Didn't you see through the virtues of you sour Confucians, your mind full of foolish loyalty, and you dare not rebel and raise a military force, but you only know that the king wants his ministers to die and his ministers have to die. I tell you, the situation in the Ming Dynasty has reached this hopeless level, and everyone in your Ming court should die. You don't know how to make adjustments at this time. Are you going to let the 100 million people of China and the 5,000-year-old civilization of China be buried for you?"

Chen Dachun was stunned for a moment. He had never seen Li Mingxun so angry. He had known Li Mingxun for four or five years. Although this person was not as humble and polite as the literati he had seen on weekdays, he was still greeted with a smile. When did he have such rude behavior, he would not say anything about scolding himself, even his father was scolded, and even the Ming court cursed him. This could no longer be replaced by arrogance.

"You... are extremely crazy, really crazy..." Chen Dachun couldn't breathe. He opened the door and said, "I will not listen to your heresy again. Since you have no way, let's pretend that I have never been here!"

Li Mingxun chased after him, grabbed Chen Dachun and pulled him back to the room. He suppressed the anger in his heart, let out a deep breath, and said, "Okay, you father and son are both loyal ministers, so you won't let you take the wrong reputation. I'll do this evil man!"

"What do you mean?" Chen Dachun asked.

Li Mingxun raised a finger and said, "My last plan depends on the boss's intention!"

"If you want to put your father in a state of disloyalty and filial piety, don't say it." Chen Dachun turned his head and said.

Li Mingxun said: "You don't want to be evil people, so let's be evil people together. The last way is to let the old master cooperate with the club, and the club sends troops to occupy Guangdong. The old master does not need to do anything else. Before the war, order the soldiers of Guangdong and Guangxi not to resist, and after the war, come forward to appease the gentry and people of Guangdong and Guangxi. How about it!"

"You are asking your father to be a traitor! OK, Li Mingxun, you finally showed your true face. You are determined to take over the Ming Dynasty!" Chen Dachun cursed gritted his teeth.

Li Mingxun shook his head helplessly: "I don't care about you, but I have a saying that I hope you will tell the old man that Guangdong is the hope of the imperial captives, the overall situation is everything, I hope that the old man can make the right choice. No matter which strategy the old man agrees with, I will return to Guangdong immediately. If the old man loses power, pay, or soldiers, I'm sorry, in the future, your Ming court and my community will only talk about interests, don't talk about kindness and righteousness!"

"Come here, see off guests, Mr. Chen, I will send the fastest ship to you. In twelve days, I will wait for your news. After twelve days, my army will board 6, and everything will be too late!" Li Mingxun finally explained, turning his head and ignoring Chen Dachun.

Everyone entered in a row, but Chen Dachun did not leave. He looked at the people around him and suddenly knelt on the ground. This was indeed beyond Li Mingxun's expectations. Li Mingxun quickly pulled him and persuaded: "What are you doing? Get up quickly, get up quickly."

"I have a plan, please help Brother Li!" Chen Dachun seemed to have rooted his knees, kneeling there persistently, and said seriously.

Li Mingxun was suddenly stunned and then said, "I know what you think, but there is no need to say, because the answer is impossible!"

Li Mingxun knew very well that Chen Dachun was still the same old method to let the community be dependent. Chen Dachun said: "How is it impossible? Now Brother Li and the emperor are already a relative, and it is natural to be dependent on the support. Your community is becoming more and more prestige among Nanyang merchants. This time, this southern expedition to Luzon, Brother Li said and his skill in drawing cakes was to raise two million military wages. After being dependent, he used his old tricks again, and then raised funds for the court, issued government bonds, and bank loans, which was 3 or 5 million. In this way, what if the two million yuan of salary in Guangdong was given to the court?"

"Fuck, why do you want us to lend you money and think we are Kaizi!"

"I'm so fucking idiot, you're so fucking self-righteous. You really think that the Ming Dynasty is the sun in the sky. I'm here to help you!"

"Is it because I was crazy and talked in my sleep in broad daylight! My brothers also have to settle the score clearly, and I'm talking nonsense here..." The generals around Li Mingxun scolded him one after another. If Li Mingxun hadn't been there, he would have been full of old fists.

Li Mingxun coughed lightly, and the generals no longer dared to speak. Li Mingxun said, "Brother Chen, you have seen it too. It is impossible to be dependent. I know that the Ming Dynasty used to polite us, and I also know that many of us also intended to be dependent in the past, but Brother Chen, today is different from the past. The club is not the original club, and the Ming Dynasty is not the original Ming Dynasty.

Three years ago, the Ming Dynasty gave me a general manager. These people around me would fight for it. But now, in a big battle, strength is the king. The marquis and counts of the Zheng clan were granted a lot, but has it changed? Nothing has changed, so don’t mention this matter again.”

After hearing this, Chen Dachun struggled to stand up and looked around for a while. Everyone's faces were full of disdain. Yes, the Ming Dynasty was not the Ming Dynasty before. The mountains and rivers were broken and dangerous. Who would be willing to take a sunken ship? Even if Li Mingxun could agree, the rest of the community would not agree.

The club is not the former club, nor is it the small business club that compromised and respected the Ming Dynasty. Now the Ming Dynasty needs the soldiers, the food of the club, and even the moral support of the club. What does the club need from the Ming Dynasty? The market has commodities, but did the Ming Dynasty have the courage to refuse trade and cooperation with the club? Even if they have the courage, are they qualified?

One goes up and the other goes down, times change, everything changes...

"I understand... I understand..." Chen Dachun left the room in dismay, and with the help of the servant, he got on the clutch. Li Mingxun winked and Wu Mu followed behind him.

Lin Qian walked in and asked, "Your Excellency, which policy do you think Mr. Shen would agree with?"

"I don't know." Li Mingxun said, but sighed, "I don't know because I don't want to know. Rational tells me that Chen Youlong may not choose any strategy."

Lin Qian said in surprise: "Wouldn't that mean... Guangdong is going to be finished!"

Li Mingxun closed his eyes: "Chen Youlong is a loyal minister and a capable minister, but he can also contribute to the prosperity, but he cannot support the country in troubled times. In this era, what is needed is a hero who turns the tide. Unfortunately, Lord Shen is not."

"If Guangdong falls, wouldn't it mean that the Ming Dynasty is over..." Lin Qian could not accept this reality.

Li Mingxun opened his eyes and said, "If there really is one day when the community will carry the banner of imperial captives and support the sky for the nation and civilization! If Chen Youlong does not seize the opportunity, then China's hope is with me, not with the Ming Dynasty."

"Come here, I'll send an order to board the 6th fleet to the north, temporarily anchor the Lingayan Bay, and wait for the order to act." Li Mingxun gave the first order.

Zhaoqing, Guangdong.

The door of the study room was closed, and the light penetrated into the dim room, blocked by the curtain, and most of the study room was buried in the shadow. There was no darkness in the room and no fingers were seen, and the old figure behind the desk was blurred.

Chen Dachun whispered aside, telling Li Mingxun what he said that day, without letting go of any details.

"I have been in the Ming Dynasty for nearly three hundred years and have produced many talents. Why did my destiny eventually fall into my hands? What kind of virtue can I carry the fortune of the people?" Chen Youlong sat there, his palms like dead branches stretched out from under his mourning robes and placed them in front of him, and said in a senseless manner.

"Why did my father say that? Now the Ming Dynasty is counting on you." Chen Dachun knelt on the ground and cried.

Chen Youlong sneered a few times and said, "How do you make me make a choice? If I don't listen to Li Mingxun, Fujian will not be protected, Guangdong and Guangxi will not be protected. How long can I support the three provinces in southwest Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi? The Ming Dynasty will surely be destroyed by the Qing Dynasty. If I hear Li Mingxun, the land of Guangdong and Guangxi will be owned by it sooner or later, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed by the Eastern Federation! How do I make a choice, how do I make a choice!"

Chen Dachun listened and gritted his teeth and said, "Then let me listen to Li Mingxun! This country is my Han family's country. Even if I give it to Li Mingxun, I can't give it to the Qing Dynasty!"

"But I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and I have received the grace of the emperor in the world..." Chen Youlong was about to cry after all, and his dry hands could not cover his haggard face. He had to bury his face between his arms and cry endlessly.

Chen Dachun dared not disturb him. Emotionally, it was better to die in the Eastern Band than the Qing Dynasty, but in terms of interests, it was better to die in the Eastern Band than the Qing Dynasty. After all, the political entity of the Eastern Band community, the real dominant and enjoying power were merchants who were scorned by the gentry, while the Qing Dynasty claimed to rule the world with the literati and officials.

I don’t know how long it took, Chen Dachun could not hear Chen Youlong’s voice. He thought about it and wanted to persuade his father again. Based on the three strategies of Li Mingxun, Chen Dachun felt that it was a second strategy to support the new emperor, which made his father more accepting. He patted his father’s back lightly, but he did not get a slight reaction. Under the thin filial piety uniform, it was cold and stiff.

Chen Dachun was startled and hurriedly helped Chen Youlong up, but saw him staring at his chest with his right hand tightly, and his breath was gone. The haggard and old face had unwillingness, pain, and tears that could never be erased.

"Father...Father..." Chen Dachun seemed to have lost his soul. He staggered out of the room. In front of the door, Wu Mu and several guards of the club stood in their arms and waited quietly.

"Young Master Chen, please give me some advice!" Wu Mu said in a deep voice.

Chen Dachun walked down the steps like a walking corpse and muttered to himself: "My father...my father went, he went..."

Five days later, Subic Bay.

Li Mingxun received the news of Chen Youlong's death from Wu Mu while eating. The cake in his hand fell into the bowl, blinked his eyes, and two lines of tears remained, and slap, slap and slap the soup in the bowl.

"I forced him to death, I forced him to death!" Li Mingxun murmured to himself, but did not cry.

Lin Qian held Li Mingxun's hand, knelt on the ground, and said earnestly: "You must not think so. It's not your fault, it's Lord Shen's fault."

Lin Qian gritted his teeth and said word by word: "The times chose Shen Youlong, but Shen Youlong was unable to lead the times. This is wrong!"

After hearing this, Li Mingxun raised his head with his hands, and remained silent for a long time before saying, "Forget it, people are just humans after all, and they can't escape the tricks of fate no matter what. Let's do our own thing and continue to do our orders. Sea 6 act together and water 6 advance together. This time we must capture Luzon!"

All the generals left after being ordered, and only Li Mingxun was left in the room, and his eyelids could no longer contain tears, and he was still full of tears.
Chapter completed!